Annual FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA Set for the
Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth – February 7
Founder/Director Mauricio Cañete Will Present 40+ Dancers
From Leading Dance Academies Around the State
(West Palm Beach, FL – September 3, 2014) Mauricio Cañete, Founder and director of MC Dance Productions, today announced that the annual FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA will be held at the Duncan Theatre, located on the Lake Worth campus of Palm Beach State College, on Saturday, February 7, at 7:30 p.m. The upcoming Gala is being sponsored by Só Dança USA, a leading provider of quality dance supplies.
Following last year’s sold out success, the second FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA will feature 40 extraordinarily talented dancers from leading dance academies in Miami, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Hallandale Beach, Pembroke Pines, Pompano Beach, Port St. Lucie, Sarasota and Tampa.
Dedicated to “celebrating and gathering talented dancers” from all over the state, the FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA will “showcase new choreography, finalists from major dance competitions and some electrifying young dancers, resulting in one of the most memorable dance event of the coming season,” says Cañete, a former dancer with Houston Ballet, Ballet Florida and Ballet Eloelle, who is performing in Japan this fall and has previously wowed audiences in England, Russia, Hong Kong, Canada, Austria, Germany, China and throughout the Far East.
“My goal is to give the next generation of dancers the opportunity to perform in a professional environment. In fact, the 40 participating dancers were selected after intense consultations with directors, teachers and co-dancers statewide,” he adds.
“The selection for this year Gala was very difficult because we had over 20 plus schools who contacted me right after the last performance, they realize what a great opportunity this is to showcase their talented dancers. In addition, I’ve been attending ballet competitions around the state, where I recruited three beautiful young ballerinas: Amanda Hall of Miami, Caitlin Field of Hallandale Beach and Tampa’s Maggie Chadbourne, finalists in the American Dance Competition in Orlando who will be performing in our FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA 2015.”
Tickets for the second FLORIDA YOUTH DANCE GALA are only $30 general admission and are available for purchase online at www.floridayouthdancegala.com.